Toy cannon



(No Model.)

S. S'PARLING.

TOY CANNON.

No. 535,124. Patented Mar. 5, 1895..

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To all whom it may concerns" -citizen of the United States, residing in the PATENT union.

SAMUELSPARIJN e, oF-NEw YORK, ASSIGNOR To HIMSELF, AND LAWRENCE ,VA. ROLAND, on BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

,TQY CANNON;

er-sm gma fornxing part of Letters Patent No. 535,124, dated March 5:189e.

Application tiled April 17, 1894-. Renewed January 19, 1895. Serial No. 535,565. (No modeLl Be it' known that I, SAMUEL SPARLING, a

city and county'of New York, in the State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Toy Cannons, of which The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification and represent what I conr sider'the best means'of carrying out the in} vention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation with a portion shown only in dotted lines. .Fig. 2 is a central longitudinalvertical section, showing the toy complete, and Fig, 3 a plan view. Fig. 4:

is a rear elevation of a portion one. larger scale. I

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all 'thefigures where'they appear.

A is a casting of brass or other suitable material, preferably nickeled and polished. Its

form imitates a late and attractive style of cannon but instead of beingmounted on trun-.

nions,.it is equipped with a stout foot A.

This is secured on a blockof wood B by means of-awood-scr'ew. It is bored in the ordinary ;.manne1}:{-1of-a cannon, as indicated by a, and

in the thick "'inder is smoothly finished except for equally spaced projections D. The faces of the cyl inder are smoothly finished, except that one face is provided with equally spaced projections D r The ammunition is a specially adapted-strip of paper, with small wafers of fulininate car ried around on the periphery of the cylinder,

kept in register by the engagement of the projections D in holes in,the strip.

G isa lever or hammer turning on a removable pin F, and adapted to serve as a ham-, ,f

mer, one arm carrying a head G, adapted to strike on the periphery of the cylinder nearly fair, but with a slight swell and inclination of the face to throw the exploding gas downward, for a purpose which will presently apthe device can be operated' and the cannon fired any nu mberof times with the hood thus open; but the enjoyment of the toy is increased by operating with the hood in place,

because it tends still further. to .retainth'e slight smoke produced by the explosion and direct it outward through the bore of the cannon. The slight bevelon the face of the'hammer throwing the force of the explosion downward directs the smoke into the bottom of the mortise, from which it has an easy escape through the open bore a. The hood I, by partially inclosing the cylinder and its adjuncts, increases the certainty that the small'quantity of smoke produced shall be thus retained and discharged.

J is a scraper fixed on the cannon immediately in front of the cylinder, and presenting two branches J, J one on each side of the line of projections D. This scraper bears gently on the periphery of the cylinder. and aids to insure that the material remaining from the explosion is removed. Such material will usually be in the form of partially burned paper, retaining so much strength that the thorough cleaning of the cylinder on each side of the projections D will also remove the material extending across, and thus cleaning the spaces inthe line of the projection too The ribbon oi strip of paper M is wound on a. spool K set on a pin L, supported between vertical arms A A A slight dishing spring N is inserted at one end or ateach end'of the spool to insure a gentle friction. The strip M is led from this spool under a horizontal transverse guide-pin P, and thence up through the mortise a and engaged on the projec-' tions D. y

I attach importance to the form of the parts as facilitating the insertion of the paper. The back face of the post or-foot A is curved and smoothly finished, as indicated at a The front end of the strip of paper led from the spool K under the guide-pin P is deflected upward by the curved face a A slit 0. above, receives the end thus deflected and directsit upward so that it is easy to find its upper end and engage it on the projections D. The strip M carries equally spaced wafers of fulminate, between which are holes on "adapted to receive the projectionsD.

The parts maybe made by machinery. They should be finished and put together with sufficient nicety to work with ease, but there is no necessity for the extreme accuracy employed in arms which are intended for use with powder.

Modifications may be made Without departing from the principle or sacrificing theadvantages of the invention.

The projections D, D may be made by drilling holes in the cylinder and inserting tightly fitting pins, but I propose in manufacturing in the large way to produce the cylinder with these'projections integral, employing proper tools to finish them smoothly and reliably.

I is a forked spring attached on the inside of the hood I, near the front, and arranged to press gently on the outer face of whatever remains of the strip of paper M on each side of the row of pins D, when it passes that point. It tends to maintain a reliable contact of the strip M with the cylinder until it reaches the barrel A, with a foot A, cylinder D, having projections D on its periphery and projections D on one face, with means E, E for revolving it, and the hammer G having arms G, G actuating spring H, removable pin L, guide P, spool supporter A A, spool K, friction spring N, curved surface a, and slot a arranged for joint operation substantially as herein specified.

3. In a toy, a combination comprising the barrel A with a foot A, cylinder D, having projections D on its periphery and projections D on one face, with means E, E, for revolving .it, and the hammer G having arms G, G actuating spring H, removable pin L,

guide P, spool supporter A A ,spool K, fric-' tion spring N, curved surface a, and slot a,

' and scraper or cleaner J, J, J arranged for joint operation substantially as herein specified.

4. In a toy, a combination-comprising the barrel A with a foot A, cylinder D, having projections D on its periphery, and projections D on one face, with means E, E, for revolving it, and the hammer G, having arms G, G and actuating spring H, with the striking face Gswelled and slightly inclined relatively to the adjacent surface of the cylinder adapted to throw the force of each explosion downward, all substantially as herein specified.

5. In a toy, a combination comprising the barrel A, with a foot A, cylinder D, having projections D on its periphery and projec tions D on one face, with means E, E for revolving it, and the hammer G, having arms G, G and actuating spring H, with the hammer face G swelled and slightly inclined relatively to the adjacent surface of the cyli-nder', adapted tothrow the force of 'each'slight' explosiondownward, and the hood I turning on the center 1, adapted to cover the parts where the explosion isproduced, allarranged for joint operation substantially as herein specified. g

-6. In a toy a combination comprising the barrel A having the bore a and a mortise a communicating with the bore, the cylinderD having projections D on its periphery and also projections D on one face, with means E, E for revolving such cylinder, and the hammer G having arms G, G and actuating sprin H with the arm G, having its striking face slightly inclinedv relatively to the adjacent surface of the cylinder, adapted to throwthe fierce of each slight explosion downward through the mortise and outward through the' a bore, and with the hood I adapted to cover the parts where the explosion-is produced,

and the forked spring I carried onsaid hoo'd adapted to press gently on the debris of the strip M, the whole being arranged for joint operation substantially as herein specified. In testimony that I claim the invention above set forth I affi'x my signature in pres-v enceof two witnesses. V

I Witnesses:

. OnARLEs R. SEARLE,

M. F. BoirLE.

SAMUEL SPARLING. 

